The big-eared climbing rat (Ototylomys phyllotis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Central America from Mexico to Costa Rica.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Big-eared Climbing Rat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Melomys cervinipes
- Cercartetus nana
- Neotoma micropus
- Uromys caudimaculatus
- Neotoma floridana
- Nyctomys sumichrasti
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Ototylomys
- Species
- Ototylomys phyllotis
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